ALS 1866 September 11 St. Louis to Gideon Welles, Secretrary of the Navy.

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ALS 1866 September 11 St. Louis to Gideon Welles, Secretrary of the Navy.

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Marked private, former Attorney General Bates writes, complaining of an inability to get his letters through to the President (Andrew Johnson). Bates had been one of the main contenders for the 1860 Republican nomination. The 2 enclosed letters he refers to are NOT present.

1 p. 20.5 x 13 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6817197

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Bates, Edward, 1793-1869

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Lawyer, politician, and U.S. attorney general. From the description of Edward Bates papers, 1818-1904 (bulk 1861-1864). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979981 Epithet: Clerk at the Treasury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000983.0x0001e0 St. Louis, Missouri, lawyer, judge and legislator; candidate for Republican nomination for president, 1860; United States attorney general under Abraham L...

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...